Man in Bowler with Pointer, Moody Antique Cabinet Card, Red Bank, NJ memories which is how it would

which is how it would show when cased

a silversmith in Amesbury

I'm a total sucker for a good puppet

which I believe would be referred to as a trajinera

and there is some lacquer loss to the underside of the box

Man in Bowler with Pointer, Moody Antique Cabinet Card, Red Bank, NJ memories which is how it wouldI just love these too, who seem very right for each other, both with a quiet intensity look at their eyes. Something too about how this man holds one hand in the other, with the pinky free on the held one, and then a pinky ring on the other as if an offset. Feels like there is a bit of underlying tension here, waiting to be released! An a nice moodiness about the hole photo too. (Andrew R.) Coleman photographer, Red Bank, NJ, last decade 19th century